Party refuses to endorse 3 officials

Area lawmakers among the most conservative

7:49 PM,
Feb. 28, 2014

Rep. John Becker, R-Union Township

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Three conservative Southwest Ohio legislators failed to get the endorsement of the Ohio Republican Party on Friday - in two cases, because their colleagues in the Ohio House did not recommend them to the party.

The House Republican caucus sent over a list of incumbents for the party's state central committee to endorse for re-election, party spokesman Chris Schrimpf said.

That list intentionally left out three names, two from Southwest Ohio: ...